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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
Interestingly, Ruzicka is having a pretty good season.
45GP 19G 15A 34PTS
He is producing at a much higher rate than former 1st round pick German Rubtsov 45GP 12G 5A
Ruzicka seems to be the #1C on his team (based on production anyway), and leads his entire team in goals, and is in a 3-way tie for the team lead in points. It is also obviously a pretty good team, as they sit 3rd in the west right now. Ruzicka sits at 37th overall in scoring.
Yes, he got derailed in NA with his off-ice issues and I am glad that the Flames moved on from him, as one can only assume that they tried to help him. However, it does show that the Flames have been finding good players deep into the draft. If Ruzicka just stayed clean, he would have probably still been a Flame, and more than likely an effective player right now for them. Flames just keep finding players deep into drafts.
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The funny thing is is we have lost a pile of assets the last couple of years with no returns. Forget that second rounder gone from off ice issues. Rucicka the same. Dube gone for nothing and had his play affected and of course gudreau left for nothing.